Getting news the way you want it

Tuesday

Sep 10, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Richard Crofton Editor, @richard_crofton

Every day seems to bring a new technological advancements in our society. For the longest time, it seemed like years before we would have a change. However, in the last 20 years, we have seen the explosion of the internet and in less than the last 10 years, social media has grown by leaps and bounds with such things as Facebook and Pinterest.
All of these changes have affected the way news is brought to you — even at the Cheboygan Daily Tribune. Before one could wait for the delivery of their newspaper to their doorstep, but now that news could be outdated before it gets to you. One advantage we have taken at the Tribune is to bring you local news that no one else covers. This makes us stand apart from other news sources and we are not fighting the battle of time.
However, we can do battle with other media that claim instant coverage. This can be done through our website, Facebook and Twitter. Yes, these three media allow us to bring news to you instantly. For example, you can go to www.cheboygan-news.com and find out the latest, not only locally, but events throughout the world.
To help alert you of local updates, we have posted a lot of breaking news items on Facebook. Our address there is www.facebook.com/che-boygandailytribune. If you have not liked that site yet, do it as soon as you can so you can keep up-to-date with what is going on.
Finally, we have entered the world of tweets and our newsroom has Twitter accounts where news can be released right from the site and you can communicate back with our staff. Here are our twitter addresses:
Shawna Jankoviak — @sjankoviakCDT
Mary Barker — @mbarkerCDT
Richard Crofton — @richard_crofton
Jared Greenleaf — @CDTJared
Make sure to follow us for breaking news that way as well. Jared also will be using his twitter from various sporting events to keep you updated on all the latest happenings.
As you can see, we are trying to keep up with technology as much as you are so we can continue to bring the news to you anyway you want to receive it. All you have to do is follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, or bookmark our website.
If you are old-fashioned, you can still get the printed version, and if you are just interested in email, you can reach us that way as well:
Shawna Jankoviak — sjankoviak@cheboygantribune.com
Mary Barker — mbarker@cheboygantribune.com
Richard Crofton — rcrofton@cheboygantribune.com
Jared Greenleaf — sports@cheboygantribune.com
We hope to continue to serve you in as many ways possible. See you on the Super Highway.